You beat me to it Kai. I was going to relay the same message. I
originally rebushed my car with standard rubber many years ago and the
stuff fell apart in short order. When I heard about Richard's bushings
while at a TRF summer party, I decided to rebush using his nylatron. I
have had these on my car for many years and I don't find the ride to be
a problem at all. It is very responsive (no slop), but not at all
harsh or jarring. This car has been driven in the Philly PA area and
Detroit MI area, neither of which are known for smooth roads! Many
thousands of miles and no complaints. Well...maybe one complaint.
They squeak on speed bumps, but only because in my haste during
assembly I neglected to follow Richard's instructions - lube the
bushings up before installing!!!
One question though, anyone know the life expectancy of nylatron versus
polyurethane? I wonder which would wear out faster...
Tim Holbrook
1971 TR6
--- "Kai M. Radicke" <kradicke@wishboneclassics.com> wrote:
> Vance Vavarrette wrote:
>
> > Nylatron is for racing only, much too harsh for street.
>
> I am on a mission to change everyone's misconception about nylatron.
> Why?
> Because I used to have the exact same opinion, as I was always led to
> believe that nylatron was for racing only. That all changed when I
> drove
> Richard Good's TR6 in mid-December. Richard's car has his full line
> of
> suspension components, including nylatron bushings all the way
> around.
> Richard's suspension was firm, but not at all uncomfortable... I have
> driven
> TR6s with worn out standard rubber suspensions that I thought were
> more
> harsh and difficult to drive.
>
> This was no 15mph test drive either. We had the car out for a good
> 30-45
> minutes on the back roads of Berks County, PA. There was no shortage
> of
> rough pavement and I still felt the car was comfortable to drive,
> through a
> very wide range of road speeds. About the only down side of the
> drive was
> the freezing weather, it was something like 25degF that morning.
>
> Needless to say that single experience of driving a car with nylatron
> bushings drastically changed my opinion about the bushing material.
> I have
> always liked Richard's products, and even as a competitor I use some
> of his
> engine components and also recommend things like the tri-carb kits to
> my own
> customers. The same now goes for the nylatron bushings.
>
> Nylatron bushings... I like 'em!!! I expected a teeth shattering
> ride on
> public roads and I can happily conclude that the experience was far
> from
> that!
>
> Kai
>
> --
> Kai M. Radicke
> Wishbone Classics
> * British Car Parts *
> www.wbclassics.com
> Ph: 215.945.7250
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